Nujabes
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, born , better known by his stage name Nujabes (; ), was a Japanese music producer best known for his atmospheric instrumental mixes sampling from hip-hop, soul, and jazz, as well as incorporating elements of trip hop, breakbeat, downtempo, and ambient music.
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Japan
- Active from
- 1974-02-19
- Active to
- 2010-02-26
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Jun Seba (瀬葉淳) (February 7, 1974 - February 26, 2010) was a Japanese hip-hop music producer who recorded under the name Nujabes (new-jah-behz; which is simply his real name spelled backwards). His music is known for a strong cool jazz influence, frequently using samples from artists like Miles Davis and Yusef Lateef. He was also an owner of "tribe", a record store in Shibuya, Tokyo, and led indie record label Hyde-Out Productions. He released two albums in Japan, Metaphorical Music in 2003 and
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- Nujabes
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- Nujabes in 2008
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Jun Yamada
- Musical artist.native_name
- 山田 淳
- Musical artist.alias
- Jun Seba, Dimension Ball
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Nishi-Azabu, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
- Musical artist.death_place
- Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
- Musical artist.background
- non_performing_personnel
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1995–2010
- Musical artist.label
- Hydeout Productions
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- yes
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- Person.resting_place
- Tama CemeteryTokyo, Japan
- Record label.name
- Hydeout Productions
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- 1998
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- Nujabes
- Record label.country
- Japan
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- date of birth
- 1974-02-07
- date of death
- 2010-02-26
- birth name
- 瀬葉 淳
- name in native language
- Nujabes
- start of work period
- 1996-00-00
- social media followers
- 29400
- end of work period
- 2010-00-00
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Article
24 sectionsContents
- Life and career
- 1974–1998: Early life and career beginnings
- 1998–2003: The start of Hydeout Productions and early collaborations
- 2003: ''1st collection'' and ''Metaphorical Music''
- 2004: ''Samurai Champloo'' and international recognition
- 2005–2007: ''2nd collection'' and ''Modal Soul''
- 2008–2009: Growth of Hydeout Productions and Modal Soul Classics
- 2010–2013: Death and posthumous work
- ''Spiritual State''
- Completing the ''Luv(sic) Hexalogy''
- Recognition and legacy
- Personal life
- Hydeout Productions
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Compilation albums
- Soundtrack albums
- Collaborative albums
- Official mixtapes
- EPs and singles
- Hydeout Productions discography
- Notes
- References
- External links
, born , better known by his stage name Nujabes (; ), was a Japanese music producer best known for his atmospheric instrumental mixes sampling from hip-hop, soul, and jazz, as well as incorporating elements of trip hop, breakbeat, downtempo, and ambient music.
Seba released two studio albums during his lifetime: Metaphorical Music (2003) and Modal Soul (2005), while the album Spiritual State was released posthumously in 2011. He was the founder of the independent label Hydeout Productions and released two collection compilations: Hydeout Productions 1st Collection (2003) and 2nd Collection (2007). Additionally, Seba collaborated on the soundtrack for Shinichirō Watanabe's anime series Samurai Champloo (Music Record: Departure and Impression) in 2004.